Falls among the elderly in Peruvian Andean Communities and the rural far South of Brazil: prevalence and associated factors - Meucci RD, Runzer-Colmenares FM, Parodi JF, De Mola CL.

Falls are the fifth leading cause of death and are one of the main causes of hospitalization. The literature about falls prevalence among older adults living in rural/remote communities in South America is scarce. To compare falls prevalence among the elde...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news